Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.7 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Australia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
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